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Playground Tours

April 26, 2008 |

Hours of EntertainmentWhile the boys were at that early baseball practice at the high school the other day I took my 3 demon seeds delightful daughters to the playground at the elementary school.

I love the playground for a lot of reasons. First and foremost, in these tough economic times, its free entertainment for the kids. They can also:

  • - get fresh air
  • - scream & yell
  • - get plenty of exercise
  • - laugh & have fun
  • - use their imagination for all kinds of pretend games
  • - get away from the TV, computer, video games, etc.
  • - feel like they’re going on an adventure

The kids aren’t the only ones that can benefit from one of these excursions either. There are lots of benefits for me too. I can:

  • - get great pictures of them
  • - read
  • - write
  • - play
  • - relax
  • - get away from work & the computer

Since I work outside the home and live in a pretty rural area (hence long drives to get to work), I am away from the house for 11 hours a day, 5 days a week. And I feel like I miss a lot with my kids. To appease some of the guilt whenever I am home for a vacation week with them and the weather is warm I take them on a tour of the local playgrounds.

I love that the kids burn off a lot of energy, use their creativity in all of their pretend games and best of all smile and laugh for hours at a time. I’m lucky too that I get to see new achievements like one of them making it across the monkey bars for the first time or learning to pump their legs and swing on their own higher and higher.

The whining stops for a while. They sleep better at night since they are getting so much fresh air and exercise. The advantages are endless. Of course next time, maybe I should bring drinks & snacks. *oops*

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  1. Michele on April 28, 2008 11:38 am

    Aw, I remember how much fun it was taking my kids to the park when they were little. *sigh*

    Michele’s last blog post..Once upon a sparkplug wire

  2. Friglet on April 30, 2008 2:11 am

    You’re a good mama. :)

    The days of parks seem so long ago to me. I guess that’s because they are! lol

    Friglet’s last blog post..Another lazy ass post

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